Kingfisher plc
Corporate Centre FP&A Manager
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We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.
Are you a commercially minded finance professional who thrives on influencing senior stakeholders and turning complex financial information into meaningful business insight?
We're looking for a Corporate Centre FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping decision-making across Kingfisher's Group functions, partnering closely with the CFO, Chief People Officer, Chief Legal Officer and wider executive leadership team. You'll lead planning, forecasting and performance management across the PLC central cost base, providing strategic insight on headcount, people costs, reward and ESG initiatives, while supporting key Group cost and efficiency programmes.
This is a highly visible role for someone who combines strong technical FP&A capability with exceptional stakeholder management, enjoys working across a broad range of topics, and is excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of both our corporate centre and growing ESG agenda.
What's the job?
Central Costs
- Lead planning, forecasting and month-end analysis for corporate centre costs and coordination of other group function spend
- Provide clear variance analysis, identify cost risks and opportunities, and support delivery of budget commitments
- Support delivery of group efficiency programmes, working with Group Functions and Banners to ensure a coordinated approach
- Partner with central cost owners to develop the financial plans underpinning the Long Term Plan, Budget and key projects.
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ESG
- Support the financial planning and performance tracking of ESG initiatives, ensuring costs, benefits and key assumptions are clearly captured in budgets, forecasts and the Long Term Plan.
- Partner with Responsible Business, Finance and functional teams to provide financial insight for ESG reporting, investment decisions and progress updates to senior stakeholders.
Support for the Group Executive
- Act as a trusted finance partner to Group executives (CFO, Chief People Officer and Chief Legal officer), providing insight, challenge and financial support across the people, finance and legal agenda
- Coordinate inputs across Finance, People and Legal teams to support an integrated view of headcount, people costs and strategic initiatives
- Other ad-hoc project work and deep dive analysis as required
What You'll Bring
- Strong experience in FP&A, commercial finance or business partnering roles, ideally within a large or complex organisation
- Broad experience across planning, forecasting, reporting, analysis and performance management, with the ability to turn financial information into clear insight
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience working across senior leaders and cross-functional teams to support decision-making
- Strong analytical capability, including financial modelling and scenario analysis, combined with good attention to detail and sound judgement
- Some knowledge of ESG finance or reporting helpful but not required
- Professionally qualified accountant or equivalent relevant finance experience preferred
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How We Work
We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating - whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration.
We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply - even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements.
What We Offer
An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here.
We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our customers come from all walks of life - and so do we. We’re committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
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